In honor of America's 248th birthday (did I count that right?) we're unpacking the Messed Up Origins of one of her OLDEST anthems: Yankee Doodle Dandy.

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» 0:00 Happy birthday, USA!
» 1:25 The Original Yankee Doodle
» 6:21 The Meaning of Macaroni
» 12:05 Reverse!

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» Researched by: Meredith Walker
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» Written & Directed by: Jon Solo

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» Yankee Doodle Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_...
» Yankee Doodle Dandy, New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/04/op...
» University Musical Encyclopedia: A History of Music Vol 2: https://archive.org/embed/universitym...
» The Nursery Rhymes of England, James Orchard Halliwell: https://www.presscom.co.uk/nursery/nu...
» "The Macaroni Craze" by Elaine Thornton: https://www.historicuk.com/CultureUK...
» Yankey Doodle dandy (1775 variant): https://www.mountvernon.org/library/d...
» Civil War Variant of Yankee Doodle: https://www.civilwarpoetry.org/confed...


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